| | -  the infamous stc family day. bow.
yesterday was the day of the long awaited family day in stc, if you know what i mean.
for theresians like me, it has always been something good; not that we like it so much,. because NO, we dont, its just that it is one of the best things that can happen in a stiff and overwhelmingly conservative environment like stc. so yes, family day is one of the few things we look forward to every year. (yeah,yeah, go laugh now.)
For the alumnae, family day is more like a blast to the past experience. they watch the programs poor theresians have to embarrassingly perform before them, the entire faculty (practically the entire community), and the parents. this is where the dance production comes in. Since about a decade ago (theresian friends, correct me if i am wrong), fourth and third year present a class dance production and gymnastics presentation respectively. last year, my batch (we were sophomores then) started a street dance presentation, we were the first batch, and my class, well, we landed sixth out of six sections. 
ANYWAY, this year, the freshmen also came up with their presentation, interpretative dance. all sections of the entire high school department prepare very eagerly, practicing during PE time for the entire second quarter. Going back to the blast-to-the-past thingy, family day is really such a big laugh for alumni. they watch the theresians dance in their cheap(costumes should only be a hundred pesos per person) hand-sewn costumes over pe uniforms, doing their routines, no matter how hilarious, if only to win first, second or third place (just like they once danced, made costumes and performed with all their might to please the judges). funny and almost baduy, i should say. but ok fine. the whole dance thingy is a tradition so lets get on with it.but i still wonder why being sixth has also turned out to be a tradition, especially when we have burned our asses of in practices... hmmmmm....
"no, we dont have concerts, not on family day. we dont have variety shows, other than the dance production, but we do have bingo, calesa, and a horror train."- typical teacher of stc
WOW. UNBELIEVABLE. can you believe this? i cant.
worse? dresscodes and curfews on family day.
dresscode: no skimpy blouses (already have been well defined to theresians; meaning--no plunging necklines, no halter tops, no backless, no tube tops, nothing tight or see through, nothing sleeveless) pants- nothing tight and nothing low waisted
honestly? the night before my family day, i still couldnt sleep. i had nothing in my closet that would fit their standard outfit. all i had were camisole like spaghetti strapped blouses and super low rise jeans. i wasnt willing to be a fashion victim. not on family day.
so i came in tight pink low rise cargo pants, and a black racerback shirt that showed my hot pink bra that slipped out of my shirt and black birkenstocks. Perfect.
the curfew? 5 pm! noooooooooo!
anyway, im in baguio. and my mom's calling for me now. noooooo...
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